It means brown-skinned. It also means yellow or native to Milo or Milos (Greek island of the Aegean Sea). It is a woman's name of Greek origin. Variants : Melania , Melanie , Meline . Name of a song, success of Camilo Sesto. Common name of a tree in Colombia, which is native to India and is also known as gmelina or gamhar. Its scientific name is Gmelina arborea and it belongs to the Lamiaceae family. It is timber, forage and medicinal.
